Q: Is 293,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 293,280 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 293,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 32 39 40 47 48 52 60 65 78 80 94 96 104 120 130 141 156 160 188 195 208 235 240 260 282 312 376 390 416 470 480 520 564 611 624 705 752 780 940 1,040 1,128 1,222 1,248 1,410 1,504 1,560 1,833 1,880 2,080 2,256 2,444 2,820 3,055 3,120 3,666 3,760 4,512 4,888 5,640 6,110 6,240 7,332 7,520 9,165 9,776 11,280 12,220 14,664 18,330 19,552 22,560 24,440 29,328 36,660 48,880 58,656 73,320 97,760 146,640 and 293,280, with no remainder.

Since 293,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 293,280, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).